13-Jul : Namibia 38 – 14 Border CD
13-Jul : Boland 52 – 7 Limpopo BB
13-Jul : Border 32 – 28 Pumas
13-Jul : Free State 22 – 41 Griffons
13-Jul : Western Province 20 – 13 Blue Bulls
SBR Blog’s Team of the Day
1 : Cabous Eloff , Affies & Bulls
2 : Johan Grobbelaar , Paarl Gim & WP
3 : Carlu Sadie , Bellville & WP
4 : Jaco Abel , Hermanus & Boland
5 : Salmaan Moerat , HJS Paarl BH & WP
6 : Johan Visser , Paarl Gim & WP
7 : Ernst van Rhyn , Paarl Gim & WP
8 : Zain Davids , Rondebosch & WP
9 : Jondré Williams , Boland Landbou & WP
10 : Adriaan vd Bank , Worcester Gim & Boland
11 : Richman Gorrah , Welkom Gim & Griffons
12 : Manual Rass , HJS Paarl BH & WP
13 : David Brits , Selborne & Border
14 : Andell Loubser , Menlopark & Bulls
15 : Earl Douwrie , Drostdy & Boland
From SARugby.net
The Under-18 Coca-Cola Craven Week got off to a gripping start at the Markötter Sports Complex at Paul Roos Gymnasium in Stellenbosch on Monday with big wins dominating the opening day’s play in a fine spectacle of school rugby.
Boland registered the biggest victory of the day as they cruised to an emphatic 52-7 victory against the Limpopo Blue Bulls, while the Griffons defeated the Free State 41-27, and Namibia thumped Border CD 38-14.
Border also started off the competition on a high note as they secured a nail-biting 32-28 victory against the Pumas.
Hosts Western Province also had a strong start to the competition to the delight of the passionate home crowd at the jam-packed Markötter Sports Complex as they defeated the Blue Bulls 20-13 in a tense north-south derby thanks to five penalties by scrumhalf Jondre Williams and a solitary try by Nico Leonard.
The second round of matches will take place on Tuesday, with Griquas CD and Zimbabwe opening the day’s play at 09h00. In the main match-ups of the day KwaZulu-Natal will meet the Golden Lions and Eastern Province will go up against SWD Eagles.
DHL Western Province 20 (17) Blue Bulls 13 (8)
The battle between DHL Western Province and the Blue Bulls was physical as both teams used their big forwards in an attempt to stamp their authority. But with the teams closely matched on attack and defence they resorted to penalties early on to get onto the scoreboard, with the hosts slotting over two and the Blue Bulls one. The Blue Bulls took advantage of a lost lineout by hosts close to their tryline to score the first try in the 14th minute.
This handed them an 8-6 lead. Western Province, however, hit back with their third penalty minutes later compliments of Jondre Williams to sneak into a 9-8 lead. They backed this up with a fantastic try by Nico Leonard after finding space out wide, and added their fourth penalty before halftime to take an encouraging 17-8 lead.
The hosts struck again early in the second half with another three-pointer to stretch their lead to 12 points and they continued to apply pressure on the Blue Bulls on attack, which resulted in them camping in the visitors half for most of the third quarter.
The Pretoria side tried hard to retaliate, but the water-tight Province defence denied them from getting close to the tryline for several minutes. The Bulls determination eventually paid off on the stroke of fulltime as centre Louis Van der Schyff snuck through a gap in the defence in the last minute to reduce the deficit to 20-13, but this was a case of too little too late for the Pretoria side.
Scorers:
DHL Western Province – Tries: Louis Van der Schyff, Stedman Gans. Conversion: Andell Loubser.
Blue Bulls – Try: Nico Leonard. Penalties: Jondre Williams (5).
Free State 27 (15) Griffons 41 (19)
The clash between the Free State and Griffons was hard-fought as the teams tried to use their physical forwards to force their way onto the front foot. The Free State came out firing and crossed the tryline in the sixth minute to open up the scoring. But the rest of the half proved to be a ding-dong battle, with the Griffons breaking through for three tries, while the Free State only added one more in the half.
This handed the Griffons a narrow 19-15 lead at the break.
The Griffons broke away on the scoreboard in the second half as they powered their way over the advantage line with the likes of flank Johan Steyn leading from the front, and they used their effective support play to make their way through the gaps in the defence. The team was particularly effective at drawing the defence and off-loading to their support runners, which allowed them to add three tries in the second half, while the Free State were only able to score two tries and two penalties, which left them trailing 41-27.
Scorers:
Free State – Tries: Dian Schoonees, Siyabonga Luwaca, Jabo Mtshatsheni (2). Conversions: Christiaan Schutte (2). Penalty: Christiaan Schutte.
Griffons – Tries: Richman Gora, Marco Labuschagne, Christiaan Steyn, Gift Dlamini, Siya Ngxesha (2). Conversions: Luan James (4). Penalty: Luan James.
Pumas 28 (15) – Border 32 (15)
Pumas and Border were involved in a tight tussle from the outset with both teams putting their bodies on the line on attack and defence. Such was the closeness of the clash, the teams entered the break at 15-15 after each side crossed the tryline twice and slotted over a penalty.
The Pumas had the first say after the break as they slotted over a penalty, but Border hit back with intent with back-to-back tries. The Pumas, however, forced their way back with their third try and another penalty. But Border fought until the end and added another try, to take their tally for the match the five, which earned them a narrow 32-28 victory.
Scorers:
Pumas – Tries: Mlondi Mnisi, Cyprian Nkomo, JC Pretorius. Conversions: Wessel Muller (2). Penalties: Wessel Muller.
Border – Tries: Daniel Froneman, Thaki Boloko, David Brits, Heinrich Nieuwenhuizen (2). Conversions: Josh Allderman (2). Penalty: Josh Allderman.
Boland 52 (17) Limpopo Blue Bulls 7 (0)
The opening exchanges between Boland and the Limpopo Blue Bulls were intense as both teams tried hard to gain ascendancy, which resulted in the teams remaining scoreless for most of the first half. Boland, however, found their rhythm on attack midway in the second quarter thanks to a fantastic effort by flyhalf Adriaan van der Bank, who dictated play well. This allowed them to spread the ball wide and stretch the defence, which paid off as they touched down three times for a 17-0 halftime lead.
They continued to move the ball around after the break and the Limpopo Blue Bulls struggled to shut them out, which allowed them to run in another three back-to-back tries.
The Limpopo Blue Bulls hit back with a converted try in the 62nd minute, but this proved to be their only points of the match. Boland, meanwhile, were unstoppable on attack and added another two tries before the final whistle to take their try tally for the match to eight. Two of their tries were scored by Van der Bank, while he added six conversions for an individual contribution of 22 points.
Scorers:
Boland – Tries: Adriaan van der Bank (2), Barend van der Westhuizen, Earll Douwrie, Jacobus Abel, Rick Jordaan, Erik Groenewald (2). Conversions: Adriaan van der Bank (6).
Limpopo Blue Bulls – Try: Sibusiso Mlangeni. Conversion: Wernich Kachelhoffer.
Namibia 38 (14) Border CD 14 (7)
The first half between Namibia and Border CD was tight as the teams threw everything at one another. Namibia, however, made their presence felt early on with a try by Brandon Groenewald in the seventh minute to take a 7-0 lead. Border CD hit back with a try in the 20th minute, but this was cancelled out by Namibia’s second try of the half shortly before the break to take a 14-7 lead.
Border struck first after the break with their second converted try, but Namibia strung together phases on attack and applied pressure, which earned them an impressive four tries in 20 minutes. This took their try tally for the match to six, while Border CD were unable to add to their score. This earned Namibia a convincing 38-14 victory.
Scorers:
Namibia – Tries: Tristan Mouton, Brandon Groenewald, Chad Plato (2), Tobie Van Zyl (2). Conversions: Cliven Loubser (4).
Border CD – Tries: Josh Armstrong, Migcobo Bovu. Conversions: Alrich Plaatjies (2).
@umbiloburger: Burger, were you at CW yesterday? If so your views on games and players?
@Grasshopper: I guess that settles the Krissmuss list/barmitzvah conundrum now doesn’t it.
@McCulleys Workshop: When I get a poepol response like that it irritates me. At the end of the day these guys are just coaches, they should not stand on a pedestal thinking they anything special. It wasn’t directed at Sean more at Boishaaipa…
@Grasshopper: Wow Hopper, such a moving apology earlier, followed by this? Who writes your speeches, they are world arse.
@BoishaaiPa: hahahahahahah! That makes me laugh, these coaches are obsessed with what is said on the blogs. I met him in Rondebosch about 2 years ago and had a chat. He knew everything about what was said on the blog. Do these guys think they are god or something special, they are only school coaches. In the real world some of us bloggers are actually successful businessmen and should have more respect than what they do. If they kept some of us on their side they might reap some sponsorship money etc…
@Gungets Tuft: I don’t think he cares or reads this blog anyways!..He has bigger things to concentrate on than Grassy’s apology!
@Grasshopper: Then Sean is a hard hearted man. After that apology I expected you to be back on his Krissmuss list, maybe even barmitzvah. (Christmas and barmitzvah … something doesn’t compute ..)
@Bush: hahah, no chance. Sean dislikes me big time. I think I’ll stick to Southern Suburb schools….
Grasshopper- Send your boy to Boishaai sure Sean Snr will pull some strings to get Sean Jnr in. Specially after that lekker message you posted to Sean on this blog. Awesome stuff.
Umbiloburger- Plavie didn’t have a great game. Neither did Kriel, that was the weak area for the KZN Side. Thought Bader was a little quiet, didn’t play his normal game. Obversely been instructed to play a coached game plan, not to play it as he sees it.
Today’s game will be awesome, this I think will show who from KZN deserves to be in the SA Schools side. Really hope to see Palvie jol as there as been so much talk about him, so today will be great.
@umbiloburger: agree. Very talented day
Player of the day for Day 2 was Bosch. What a top player. He scored a try, 3 drop kicks , a few penalties and conversions. His overall play was sublime. Palvie and Mchunu were both good. A few “names” were very quiet and some very lazy around the park.
Player of the day for Day 2 was Bosch. What a top player. He scored a try, 3 drop kicks , a few penalties and conversions. His overall play was sublime. Palvie and Mchunu were both good. A few “names” we’re very quiet and some very lazy around the park.
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Craven Week Day 1 Team
Posted By Editor on July 14, 2015
1 Cabous Eloff (Bulle)
2 Schalk Erasmus (Bulle)
3 Stephan Fourie (Boland)
4 Ruben van Heerden (Bulle)
5 Salmaan Moerat (WP)
6 Reagard du Plessis (Bulle) (Johan Visser baie naby aan hom) [Du Plessis het besit van die WP vertraag en balle gesteel]
7 Ernst Van Rhyn (WP)
8 Zain Davids (WP)
9 Jondré Williams (WP)
10 Adriaan van der Bank (Boland)
11 Richman Gora (Griffons)
12 Louritz van der Schyff (Bulle) daar was ook nie vir my ‘n top 12 vandag nie
13 David Brits (Grens)
14 Nico Leonard (daar was nie vir my ‘n regtervleuel wat uitgestaan het nie en ek kies hom dus regs alhoewel hy links gespeel het…hy dra ook die bal [verkeerdelik] in sy regterhand) WP
15 Earl Douwrie (Boland)
16 Johan Grobbelaar (WP) die 2 skrumballe wat hy verloor het en 2 balle wat hy oorgegooi het by die lynstaan (en een skeef) tek teen hom
17 Carlu Sadie (WP)
18 Nico Abel (Boland) Ek het Eric Groenewald aangewys as man van die wedstryd maar ek het deurmekaar geraak met die 2 slotte. Ek het ‘n ou vorm afgelaai waarop die nommers omgedraai was en het eers reg aan die einde die fout agtergekom. Beide het egter baie goed gespeel soos ek ook genoem het.
19 Johan Visser (WP)
20 Embrose Papier (Bulle) daar was min goeie skrumskakels op die dag en ek het meer van Papier verwag
21 Cliven Loubser (Namibië)
22 Chad Plato (Namibië)
Well done KZN, only watched the 1st half. Onwards & upwards!
Looks like KZN have a good chance here. To me they look the better side, let’s see what happens in the 2nd half. Hopefully Bossr comes on when it gets looser
@BoishaaiPa: Daar is blykbaar ander issues hier ter sprake, en jy kan maar ook Pinitage se kommentaar hieroor gaan lees. En ek kom weer by die politiek. En dit help nou eenmaal nie om te ontken dat sekere provinsies bevoordeel word met kwotavereistes nie. Ongelukkig is dit so, dat die ander skole in Bloem, ook nie n baie goeie seisoen beleef nie, maar die een wat al die kwotaspelers oplewer , het n swak Cherryspan, naelskraap gewen- met geluk.En ja, ek is bly vir die Griffons, en hoop maar nou, hulle verras weer.@Hippo67: Wat jy aanroer, hou maar ook verband met dit wat ek vir BHP gese het, en hoe laer jy afgaan in die ouderdomme, hoe groter impak het dit. Dit beteken egter nie dat dit VS rugby is wat swak is nie, dit beteken bloot dat die gekleurde spelers, anders as WP, SWD, OP, Grens en Boland, sokker bo rugby verkies. Maw, die “provinsiale spanne”, is aansienlik verswak van wat wel beskikbaar is.En moet tog nou nie uitsonderings aanhaal om die teendeel te probeer bewys nie
@Die Ken:
@Grasshopper: @CapeMan: True story. Took our youngest (grade 1) with to go and watch PRG vs SACS at SACS a few weeks ago, and walked past the junior fields where the primary school boys where playing in “tokse”. So, he asks me, why are they playing in “tokse” and we must play kaalvoet. I didn’t have a clue, so answered him “want hulle is sag seun”. And he just nodded his head
@Grasshopper: SACS is also a government school
I could only put my son down this year (he turned 4 in March – SACS Junior policy) for Grade R in 2017.Relax, you still have time.
@Playa: Yep, he is 8 weeks old today. Waiting lists are insane so the earlier you get in the better.
@Die Ken: Paul Roos, but it’s a gov school and too early to do so. Yep, we need him to be on the better side of the Boerie curtain..
@Grasshopper: Wasn’t your son born like yesterday?
– true story
For SACS you’re a few years early, and for Bishops about 10 months late
@Grasshopper: put his name down in one of the Northern Subs or Winelands schools..he’ll be able to speak the Moedertaal better than his dad then
@CapeMan: Yep, I believe so. However, I heard a rumour that a school in the leafy suburbs of Durban also approached a few Selborne kids. I was told Bossr approached Glenwood, why who knows especially considering he was on a Jacques Kallis bursary. Selborne would beat Glenwood this year, unless the Sharks or Dolphins are going to sign him post school. Only putting my boy down there and Bishops in case I get a transfer from JHB to Cape Town (one can only wish). Also put him down at St Peters College & Pridwin up this way….
@Grasshopper: Outstanding primary school. Its known as SACS Junior . Yup Bader is an ex Paul Roos boy. So thats why the Selborne and Glenwood friendship ended. Over Bossr grassy?
@CapeMan: Yep, Bossr is the ex Selborne kid, great cricketer and rugga player. Reminds me of Dewald Human a bit. Bader is overall the best in KZN, ex Paul Roos I believe. Bossr in 2016 for sure. Palvie to pulverise a few today ;-)….putting my son’s name down at SACS Prep today..
@Speartackle: he can’t be in contention for SA schools because as far as I know, you have to be in the cravenweek side to be eligible to play for SA schools. @Grasshopper: Possibly. You know the politics in WP schoolboy rugby. Bossr is the fly half who used to go to Selborne? Isn’t Bader Pretorius the best kzn flyhalf in KZN?? Thats what most KZN bloggers here say. Palvie looks the business certainly
@BOG: verontregtigde slagoffer? Ai jai jai. Mense in glashuise…
@BOG: Ek dink jy onderskat miskien die talente van ander skole en spelers in die OVS. Die Griffons is mos julle bure…jy sê mos altyd hoeka dat OVS skolerugby nie net uit Grey bestaan nie en dat ons hulle onderskat…miskien moet jy dalk jou eie raad volg en nie die blaam by jou span samestelling soek nie.
@BOG: Bedoel jy daar was te veel Grey outjies in gister se span?..
@BOG:
Ek dink Vrystaat skole rugby se probleme kom al n rukkie. Wanneer laas het die 0/13’s enig iets gedoen op Craven week, hierdie jaar als verloor behalwe die gelykop teen Zimbabwe en hul was gelukkig om te draw. Dieselfde gaan vir die 0/16’s sowel as die Akademie spanne en deesdae die 0/18’s ook. Ja Grey het seker n af jaar maar dit lyk asof al die Vrystaat skool spanne deesdae n af jaar het. Politiek speel seker maar n rol maar flip weet as ek kyk na die Griffons die laaste paar jaar dan wonder mens maar net, hierdie laaste paar jaar speel hierdie klomp seuns n bars hou en die lekkerste van als is om te sien dat hulle dit geniet. Sien die o/19’s het ook pak gekry teen OP die naweek, hopelik is daar iemand wat sal sien wat aangaan en regmaak, twyfel maar mens kan maar net hoop. Geluk aan al die spanne en hel weet hier is darem talent onder hierdie klomp seuns, laat mens sommer weer lekker kry om te sien hoe jol die mannetjies.
@Die Ken: Jy voel blykbaar verplig om neerhalende opmerkings te maak van die “Bloemers”, sekerlik nav gister se uitslag. En ek het self, nog nooit daar gewoon nie. Moet jouself nou nie hier kom voorhou as n tipe van verontregtigde slagoffer nie.@BoishaaiPa: Jy sal vir ons arme OGs maar dan n handleiding moet saamstel oor wat n “ideale, perfekte” ondersteuner moet doen.Die feit dat ons kritiek lewer, beteken nie ons is dislojaal teenoor ons jong seuns is nie. Dat daar egter ander kwessies ter sprake is by die kies vd VS span, is baie duidelik. Die samestelling van gister se span, was ook so, dat hulle kwalik enige impak kon gehad het op die spel en daar is by my geen twyfel dat die Peaches n beter “job” daarvan sou gemaak het nie.
Nou begin hulle die veld al hoe meer geniet…
Die valke geniet op die stadium nie die sagte veld baie nie….
@Grasshopper: ek verstaan
@BOG: FYI, en kom nou oor dit, die feit dat ek n PRG truitjie aanhet, beteken nie ek moet blindlojaal wees en kan nie my opinie lig oor goeie spelers in ander spanne nie, ens..anders as sekere blindes onder ons. Tweedens, dit het darem vreeslik baie PI werk van jou verrig om agter te kom eks n Transvaler, ek het dit dan net so 7 of 8 keer op die blog genoem…weereens, ek wens ek was so intelligent.
@Rugbyman: Nee..ek verwys nie na jou nie..sommer net so in die algemeen na die kommentare oor die spelers.
@Rugbyman: Seems the Bulls have too many utility backs in their team, hence everyone playing out of position. At the CW, a utility back is good against weaker teams, but as seen against WP, dreadfull against stronger teams. Some of the bulls specialist players (flyhalf & wing) for example was in their academy side, hence their wings scoring allot of tries as the backline was utilised by good running rugby. One mistake the selectors made was not choosing guys that is on form.
@Die Ken: Ja, kan ons! Diegene Sout Piele Engels manne vanaf die Southern Suburbs is net sag babatjies….Excuse my Afrikaans it’s baaie swak…
@AffiePa: JP is ‘n baie talentvolle speler en ek dink hy is laasjaar en die jaar ingedoen… Hy is die perfekte utility om saam te vat na ‘n CW toe… kan enige iets in die agterlyn speel en soos jy sê hy skop baie goed pale toe… Ek voel jammer vir die seun want hy verdien om hoër te speel…
@Rugbyrealis: Waar kruip jy nou weer uit na al die jare….?
Ek hoor in elk geval jy sit lekker knus daar langs die veld en geniet die scenery meer as die rugby… Het jy sommer met jou eie straler af gevlieg….? Drink maar ietsie warms vir die koue… haal daai halfjackie uit en charge jou koffie so bietjie….
@BOG: ek verstaan nie lekker wat jy bedoel nie, maar dis 10:1 omdat ek nie so merkwaardig intelligent soos u is nie. Glo my, as ek jou insae gehad het in die ontleding van rugby het ek alreeds by Franco aangeklop vir n joppie.
@BoishaaiPa: Ek stem met jou saam… ek dink egter nie die bedoeling is aftakel nie… So ek hoop nie dit kom so oor nie… Ek probeer klem lê op die manier van speel… Die seuns word mys insiens verkeerd aangewend… Mens kan nie net dink jy gaan oor almal hardloop nie… Die bulle het moontlik op een of twee na die regte personeel daar in terme van spelers, gebruik hulle dalk net in die verkeerde posisies… Ek het ook gister gesê dat die seuns baie commitment gewys het en hulle beste gegee het… Ek het darem nooit ‘n kind beledig nie (ek hoop nie so nie)
@Rugbyman: JP het ook n baie goeie toernooi gehad in Potch – ek ‘rate’ hom hoog – het goed vertoon op beide heelagter en loskakel – dink egter hy is n beter 10 – plus hy het n ongelooflike skopvoet pale toe.
@BOG: Ek wed jou daai B-52 pilot het nie helfte van die druk gehad wat sommige van julle OG’s op die arme spelers sit nie..Vir hom was dit om lewe en dood..vir julle gaan dit oor rugby wenne…blykbaar baie belangriker!
@BOG: Jy moet eerder sit en notas neem van die Zim game
@Die Ken: Ek merk dat jy as Transvaler, jou gate uit geniet om met ander se kallers te ploeg. Glo my, die “Bloemers”, soos jy dit stel,sal terug wees, miskien nog so vroeg as volgende jaar.Intussen, geniet maar jou (kort) tydjie in die son. Of het jy al vergeet wat son is?
@BOG: Jy kyk te veel DSTV
@Pinotage: n Persoon van 18 moet kritiek kan verduur. Laat my dink aan die jong manne tydens WW II. Hy was 21 jaar oud en n loods van n B-52 bomwerper, met n bemanning van 10, wie se ouderdomme gewissel het van 18-24. Na 50 missies het hy gekwalifiseer vir tuisverlof en wanneer hy by die huis kom, was sy pa huiwerig om vir hom die motor te leen. Dit is ook die geslag, wie die depressie ervaar het, maar nooit agv die armoede en hongersnood hulle gewend het tot plunder en diefstal nie- agv hulle morele standaarde.Die grootste generasie ooit. Terug by VS rugby. Daar is darem ook n bestuurspan wie gedeeltelik verantwordelikheid moet aanvaar vir die fiasko. Maar gegee die kleurvoorskrifte vir skolerugby, sal hulle natuurlik altyd n verskoning kan voorhou, en aanspreeklikheid kan ontduik.
@Die Ken: Wind is nog nie hier nie..nog stil..nes gister. Dink hy gaan weer hier by 12h00 se kant begin sny.
@Rugbyman: Ek ken die Bulle se een stut se Pa baie goed en het gister lekker met hom gesels…hy het redelike goeie kennis van die WP spelers in hierdie ouderdomsgroep aangesien hulle eers hier onder in die Kaap was en sy eie mening is dat indien sy seun hier gebly het sou hy dalk heel moontlik nie die WP squad gemaak het nie…Daar is net so bietjie meer diepte hier , maar dit maak nie die spelers daarbo swakker nie. Miskien so bietjie beter tegniese afrigting en meer gereelde sterk opposisie is die voordeel wat ons het. Ek dink nie dit help dat die manne die seuns so aftakel nie…hulle doen net hul bes.
@Speartackle: sal nie verras nie…Zim lyk ondernemend, anders as die Bloemers
@BoishaaiPa: Is die wind weer so donders snerpend koud daar, of is dit die moeite werd om deur te kom vir die middagwedstryde?
@Die Ken: Een jaar gaan ons reg wees….lol
@AffiePa: Stem met jou saam oor stiaan pienaar… Hy sou in my span ook gespeel het… ook op die vleuel…
@Die Ken: As ek so nou na Zimbabwe kyk lyk dit vir my of hul Saterdag teen OVS kan verras
@AffiePa: Nee hokaai broer… Abner van Reenen wat vir die bulle 14 gespeel het (total buite posisie) in ‘n baie goeie verdediger… In my opinie mors die bulle hom op vleuel aangesien hy ‘n briljante senter en heelagter is… Hy het absoluut geen kans gister gekry nie en het wel ‘n tackle gemaak wat ‘n drie gekeer het… Die ander vleuel van die bulle Austin Davids is eintlik ‘n losskakel… Hy stuur ‘n agterlyn baie goed weg, is briljant met die bal in die hand en het ‘n baie skerp taktiese skopvoet… Hy word ook eintlik gemors op vleuel… Die bulle verkies mos ‘n massive 10 en 12 wat direk speel en nie rerig die bal versprei nie en daarom het die vleuels nooit die bal gesien met bietjie spasie nie… Is dit die gameplan? One off runners wat bo oor ander manne moet hardloop? Werk dit? Teen swakker oposisie ja… maar teen ouend wat fisies hul man kan staan werk dit NIE… Ons het dit mos al op alle vlakke gesien…
@Grasshopper: Kom ons huil saam
@Speartackle: en Oakdale se slotte gaan warm wees vanmiddag
@Speartackle: Ek dink hy is bang vir sy vrou…dis hoekom hy so vroeg blog!
@Speartackle: @AffiePa: Nee my F, ons hoor nie al vir die 2e jaar in n ry dat die Bulle ‘n jong span het en die vlg jaar beter gaan wees….
@Playa: He impressed me the way he stayed with play throughout the game. I initially had my doubts that he might not last, but proved me wrong. I enjoy surpizes like that
Ek kan nie wag om vandag vir Hendre Stassen en Edmund Rheeder in aksie te sien
Ek het so gevoel aan my linker rosyn daar gaan vandag n verrassing wees…….en dit kan dalk in die KZN/Lions wedstryd wees
@BoishaaiPa: Ek hoop net nie Bog haal 2015 se frustrasies op sy vrou uit nie
@Rugbyman: More Rugbyman Is jy al weer uitstedig die week by die Cravenweek dat jy weer alles sien en weet.Ek wil ook so n stralejakker wees soos jy wat die hle wereld rondrits.Paar goeie insette nietemin…
@AffiePa: Ja ek dink/hoop volgende jaar sal die Bulle n massive span in die veld kan stoot…..mits die keurders nie weer stupid raak
@Die Ken: Ek het ook aanvanklik gedink dat WP vs Grens dalk die beter opsie is, maar as jy daaraan dink het Griffons n baie goeie wen oor OVS gehad. Ek laat my nie vertel OVS is so swak nie..die Griffons is dalk net baie goed vanjaar en verdien n kans om teen een van die grotes hulself te bewys. Wen hulle is hulle amper verseker van n plek in die hoofgame Saterdag wat hulle dan sou verdien. Anders as ou Bog verwens ek nie ander spanne nie en geniet eerder die lekker rugby. As my span goed doen is dit n bonus en as hulle sou verloor dan sal die son weer opkom more. As die beter span wen wens mens hulle geluk en beweeg aan.
@Speartackle: Stiaan Pienaar het n uitstekende o/19 toernooi gehad in Potch – hy het vleuel gespeel en ek dink dit is sy beste posisie – hy sou in my CW span op vleuel uitgedraf het. Ek was altyd bekommerd oor die bulle se verdegings vermoë van die agterste 3 hoek en buite senter – hulle is baie goed op die aanval maar wankelrig wanneer dit by verdeding kom.
Ons moet ook onthou dat die helfte van die bulle se pak nog GR11 is – volgende jaar behoort hulle nie meer as kalfies bekend te staan nie.
Geluk aan die WP – julle skole rugby is baie gesond.
@CapeMan: Anti Southern Suburb pro Boland schools bias again? He is by far the best in Cape. Watch Bader Pretorius and/or Jerome Bossr for KZN today, both awesome flyhalves too. Bossr has another year left though…Marco Palvie is another to watch for KZN
Dit is nie soseer die feit dat die Vrystaat verloor het nie, as die wyse waarop verloor is. Ek is net verbaas dat die “polities korrektes” ons nog nie vertel het dat ons kritiek ongegrond is nie. Die siekte van ons tyd is mos hoeka dat liewer saamgepraat moet word en voor te gee dat n drol eintlik n diamant is. Soos die een met die moerse firepool.
Maar hierdie patetiese vertoning kon mens voorspel het. Swak keuring. Swak besluitneming. Swak bestuur. In meer as 1 posisie sal ek 3 beter vir jou gaan uitkrap. In Bloem.
Maar kom ons smeer nog n lagie vernis en polish nog n paar balle.
@4×4: Menlo het vir niemand weg gehardloop nie en sal ook nie plus Beeld le nog voor…
@Speartackle: @CapeMan: I was also very surprised that Chait did not make the CW side – best schoolboy fly half I have seen this year.
@BOG: Goeie waarneming daar Bog…….lyk my hoe ouer jy word hoe helderder raak jou brein.
@Pinotage: Na wat ek verneem, is dit seker die swakste vertoning van n Vrystaatse span ooit. Maar as ek na die span van die dag kyk, was dit seker die swakste moontlike span wat uit die groep gekies kon word. More is dit VS teen Namibie. Het dit al ooit gebeur? Hulle kon hulle seker teen Border CD gesit het? Maar sal dit nie lekker wees as die Griffons more die slaai deurmekaar krap en die gasheer raps nie?@Speartackle: Kyk, wanneer die WP en Bulle teen mekaar speel, dan wens ek gewoonlik dat beide spanne verloor, ongeag watter vlak en watter sport. Maar jy se dat die BB geboelie was. As dit inderdaad so was , moet ek noodwendig aflei dat die WP baie hanteringsfoute begaan het om net met 20-13 te wen?
@CapeMan: Chait is definitely in contention for one of the SA School squads
@Grasshopper: Chait was the fly half for the WP academy side that won Academy week comfortably. I to believe he is the best fly half in the province but one could say I’m a little biased because the young lad goes to my alma mata. The boy can control the game with his running play and his boot. I think he would have been an SA schools candidate if he was in the cravenweek side. I think he was also named one of the best players at the Kearsney rugby festival. I stand to be corrected.
Watched the Province vs Bulls game, a little disappointed to be honest. Bulls pack was overweight & unfit. Their front row was getting shunted. Where is Chait, the best fly half I’ve seen this year? Also, why kick the ball out with secs to play and 13-20 down. These boys need to be coached to think. Good luck to KZN today!
Moerat en Davids was yster en was baie goed vir my
@BoishaaiPa: Hahahahaha “Marmite potjie”! He goes by the nickname ‘Boobs’/’Bubz’. Very good player, and he enjoys his rugby, it’s very visible in his play. He can be a real handful once he gets going.
@BoishaaiPa: dis nou n klug – WP en Griffons!!! WP – Grens sou beter gewees het. Maar ek glo die organiseerders se onderroke hang ook maar uit en wil seker maak die tuisskare sien hul span in die finaal Saterdag? Wat ‘n lekkerte sal dit nie wees as die Griffons hul nou skrikmaak nie
@akw: Volgende jaar se SA Skole slotte, Moerat en Vermaak?
@BoishaaiPa: Nam se 13 – goeie hande daai seun
@BoishaaiPa: Die Boishaai slotte en die Gimmies flanke was uitstaande
@Losbal: Sjoe… die WP se nommer 7 was vir my baie goed… die 8 was was redelik stil…
@KznDad: As dit die geval is, hoekom speel ons nie vir Morne Steyn of Catrekilis in die Bokspan nie…want fly speel is tog meer as net skoprekord, nie waar nie?
The way I see it, poor kicking to poles broke the momentum of the Bulls early. Bulls have a deadly running back line, but set phase was a shambles. They got zero go forward ball at the scrums, and bad ball off their own line outs. WP threw every line out ball to their 5 lock, but none of the Bulls could pick it up and contest
The bulls team was out played on all aspects of the game. Once again there was no plan B when the forwards were unable to take control.
@Speartackle: Dit sou nie gehelp het…..die WP pak het die Kalfies vermorsel
@4×4: Ek wil nie dit doen want dan gaan ek hartjies seermaak maar ek sou beslis in die groep vir
Bees Ferriera (Gars)
Wernich Barnard ( Kloof )
Luke Fortuin (Gars )
Jaco Bezuidenhout (Gars )
Brendon Heymans (Eldoraigne )
gehad het
Vandag sou ek Austin Davids na die 1ste helfte 10 toe geskuif het
Abner v Reenen en Stiaan Pienaar (Menlo) in die middelveld gesit het
of selfs vir Abner 15 toe
Speartacle…hoe sou jou samestelling van die Bulle span vir die wedstryd vandag daarna aangesien het? Jou geleentheid om keurder te wees, en weet ek Rugbyman, Affie Pa, Djou en MenloPa sal ook sinvolle insette lewer. Hopelik gee AndreT ook sy opinie, hy mos heelwat wedstryde uitgesaai die jaar waarby Pretoria skole betrokke was.
@Losbal: Dankie. Nou het ons darem ‘n verskoning wat ons kan opdis… ons seuns is nie gewoond daaraan om rugby in koue winde te speel nie. Dink nie hulle was ontdooi vir die 70 minute van die wedstryd nie. Ons het mos maar tropiese klimaat hierbo.
WP was die beter span en het verseker verdien om te wen. Baie geluk WP.
Ek maak nou al gatvol om heeltyd geluk te sê aan die WP ondersteuners… Grant Komo, Akademie Week, Craven Week, Currie Beker, Super 15…..nee hel dit is ‘n nagmerrie vir enige Bulle Ondersteuner.
Dalk by die Vrystaat game. Gonna patatta.
@Losbal: Dink jy daar was match fixing betrokke?
Was by wedstryd. Nie vreeslik opwindend nie. Dis nou WP en Bulle game. WP het nooit gelyk of hulle gaan verloor nie. Bulle het nooit gelyk of hul gaan kan wen nie. WP se skrums puik. Laaik daai vasskop. WP se vaste vyf was BB heeltemal oor.
Wp se 6 baie Goed. 5 Slot op 7 nie vir my gewerk nie. 7 op 8 was vir my baie swak met lae betrokkenheid.
Agterlangs het WP al die ondernemingsgees gehad, maar kon nie afrond en heeltemal te veel foute gemaak. Twee losskakels langs mekaar nie te elegant nie. Te veel bal weggeskop deur 12.
Donner, daai windtjie was koud….
Ding wat my opgeval het was hoe stil spelers op veld was. Min gepraat, geskree en geraas soos waaraan toeskouers gewoond geraak het.
@4×4: Keurders moet die blaam kry ……..onderwysers kies die spanne
Seems I was totally wrong on Wednesday fixtures..
Lim BB vs Border CD
Cheetahs vs Nam
Bulls vs Pumas
Boland vs Border
WP vs Griffons
@Speartackle: Ek kan wel bevestig dat Pretoria skole die term ” beurtkrag ” heeltemal verkeerd interpreteer.
Die vraag wat nou by my ontstaan is of daar enige ander skole nog in Pretoria rugby speel. Die Bulle en Akademie Span bestaan hoofsaaklik uit Affies en Garsies, of is die keurders van die spanne gebonde aan die twee skole. Ek kan nie indink dat daar geen briljante spelers in ander Pretoria skole is nie, of moet daar nou aanvaar word dat die room van Pretoria skole na Affies en Garsies toe gaan?
Maar alle eer aan die WP pak………….hulle het die Bulls geboelie
SACS sou ook vandag die Bulle gewen het
Die Bulle het vandag Bees Ferreira vuur gekort
@4×4: Dink jy daar sal dalk Saterdag eksamens geskryf moet word?
@BoishaaiPa: Bulls vs OVS sal dan seker die 1ste game Woensdagoggend wees
Speartackle …dit lyk my dit is ‘n instelling in Pretoria om beurte te maak om weg te hardloop, die jaar was dit Menlo se beurt, nou wonder ek wie is volgende jaar aan die beurt?
Hoop net nie die gewoonte is nou by die Bulle ook ingeburger en onttrek hulle teen Zimbabwe nie!
@Speartackle: Nou net gehoor WP speel Woens teen Griffons om 15h00. Boland en Border sal seker ander game wees met Cheetahs en Bulls wat dalk mekaar pak.
@Bosveldpa: Ek dink hulle behoort Saterdag vir Zimbabwe te wen op die C veld
@Bosveldpa: Ten minste praat die Affie manne weer………..verlede jaar het hulle weggekruip en weggehol
Can they still change the line-up for the next games? Bulls to play Border CD to win something?
@AffieOuer: hoe sê hulle, in die land van die blinde… Alles kan nie altyd oor Affies gaan nie. Bulls is gewen deur n beter span. Ek glo die meerderheid bloggers kan nie vergeerd wees nie! Ek lag regtig van oor tot oor!
Ek dink Welkom is die nuwe mekka vir OVS rugby
@Speartackle: mmmmmm jy sien…
Spiesie..soek jy nog n houtlepel vir jou pot?
@Pinotage: Ek dink Bloem skole rugby is in n krisis
@BOG: Jou waarneming is deels korrek na my oordeel. Hoe speel jou begin- skrumskakel met n 15 op sy rug? Gekies as 15 of 9?
Hierdie wonderlike game waarvoor ons almal lief is, begin by die “basics”. By die doodgewone vaardighede soos om die bal nie net doelloos in te skop van die halflyn nie. Soos om jou lynstaan te wen waar die opponent nie eers contest nie. Ek is baie jammer om te moet se dat die Cheetahs gelyk het soos 15 inividue wat elk op sy eie missie is.
Kom ons praat reguit. Dit was n patetiese en onaanvaarbare vertoning.
Die Bulls moet vir Austin Davids op 10 en Abner van Reenen op 13 speel en Gans op vleuel
@Rugbyman: I will keep an eye on him more closely come Wednesday. He has enough speed and good defence..centre is all about vision and hands..I trust he doesnt lack in that department either…combined with speed and defence ..you could be right!
Johan Visser sal n haker word
Ek dink die OVS Akademies span sal die OVS CW span wen en as die WP daai Akademie agterlyn (plus Jondrè Williams) agter die CW pak het sou die telling vandag 50 gewees het en dan sou die 10 wie se persentasie 80 was dalk die telling net meer vleiend laat lyk het
@BoishaaiPa: that blond pumas flanker in my opinion will be a devastating 12….
Players I enjoyed watching today that I have never seen before
Fullback from Namibia
That “Marmite potjie” hooker from Border..he is quite mobile
Griffons left wing
Pumas blond flanker
@pietretief: I thought it was a disappointing day from a quality point of view. The last game was by far the best game esp the first half and I reckon both WP and the Bulls would have handled all the others comfortable. The best wings apart from Gorrah were Leonard and February with a lot more ball going February’s way so I guess I could have chosen one of them as well but there was really nothing to suggest they were a cut above the others that played earlier in the day. On attack Gans also stood out and I don’t think the door has closed on him being included in SA A as a wing or perhaps even a centre, so I would have even chosen Gans on the wing ahead of earlier game players. Loubser played wing for SA Schools last year.
@beet: how can you pick Loubser on wing if he played fullback today, was there really no wings on day one.
@pietretief: ek stem saam – dis n ou siekte en een wat n ou duur te staan kom. Daar was n keer of wat wat die flank turnover maak en dan counter ruck hulle ons want niemand is daar om te contest nie.
@Rugbyman: Spot on your opinion, rugby is not all about goal kicking, but an accurate boot wins a match when it’s crucial and that’s what the Bulls needed today, and many of the teams at the 2015 cravenweek is going to need for the more close encounters on day 3 onwards. Congrants to WP, goodluck KZN, make us proud!
@BOG: Tellings weerspieel nie altyd die volle wedstryd nie…miskien doen 41-22 dit ook nie.
@BoishaaiPa: Moerat was very impressive!!! An absolute giant…
No I am unfortunately not down there… have some work commitments I have to attend to… but I will give u a shout when next I am coming down…
@AffieOuer: ongelukkig is daar te veel manne wat rond staan in die affie/bulle pak, jy kan miskien in skool wedstryde weg kom daarmee maar teen n pak soos vandag gaan jy verloor. Die manne voor moet eers hulle werk doen voordat hulle begin senter speel anders gaan die pumas huule ook stamp.
As ek na die span van die dag kyk en die kommentare hier, was die telling werklik net 20-13 ?
@KznDad: Rugby is about more than just kicking… but we all have our opinions and I respect yours…
@Rugbyman: The Academy Bulls fly half according to SARU kicked 9/10 against us (KZN), 6 out of 9 against Freestate, and 4 out of 5 against WP. So in total just below 80% success rate at Academy week. As Affie ouer said at the top 13 points lost due to missed kicks today by die CW bulls, crucial. He would have made a difference looking at facts, no doubt, 80% of 13 points is surely more than the 8 points needed to win. Lets hope Pretorius got his kicking boots on for us, we all now how important an accurate boot of a fly half is.
@Rugbyman: Are you down here in Stellies?
@Rugbyman: Moerat was a real “yster” today…perhaps a touch over zealous but a giant in defence..the scary part is he is still 17.
@beet: Adams was boring in at times, but Fillies was waiting for the hit and constantly exposed his chest. That is why the Bulls could not get a right shoulder.
@Rugbyman: They did have upperhand most of the times, but the Bulls also got in a few good ones…I will give it 60-40 to WP in scrums.
@BoishaaiPa: I think province had the upper hand in the scrums even though the bulls took two tightheads they were in reverse up until the last 5 mins… but thats just my opinion… the 6 and 7 of privince were awesome though…
@beet: I thought there was some funnies there as well..Sadie did well on his side..
@beet: I think the wp front row taught their counterparts a lesson… legal or not legal, the ref didn’t penalise them…
@Rugbyman: I think the Bulls did ok in the setphase scrums..they did get 2heels against the head..it was in all the other aspects that their forwards got outplayed…WP tried to be to expansive sometimes and I think just simply shifting the ball through the hands would have had a better end result, butchered a try or two because of wrong options. In the end the pressure they asserted gave them the penalties that won them the game.
@Rugbyman: What did you make of the frontrow contest between Adams and Fillies? That side of the scrum looked like a mess. Was Adams scrumming legally?
I meant, lets not forget the two props…
Mmmmm… bulls pack met their match and then some… one off bashing runners didnt help much either… the boishaai locks were awesome and the 6 and 7 of wp were very impressive… lets it forget the props… excellent pack of forwards…
@Muzi: Sorry my friend but the wp 6 and 7 are smaller than the bulls… but their workrate and ball skills are superior then that of their bull counterparts… bulls were beaten by a better team and I strongly doubt whether the academy week 10 would’ve made any difference… the bulls backs were one dimensional and direct, whereas the wp back were far more expansive in their thinking… the province pack manned up and beat the bulls at their own game… I am a bulls supporter but we were beaten by a better team on the day… the boys gave it their best shot though and the commitment was there…
Pumas playing Blue bulls
Ouens ons is almal teleurgesteld met die bulle se vertoning. Dit was egter die Bulle wat 2 driee vs 1 v WP gedruk het. Ek stem saam dat skoppe n game wen en dis waar Bulle verloor het! WP het als oorgeskop en die Bulle het 13 punte gemis. Ek dink die 2 flanke v d Bulle het hard gewerk en die no6 flank het baie turnovers gemaak. Ek dink die binnesenter het n goeie game gehad. Hy het die bal op die aanval min gesien maar hy het uitstekend verdedig
@djou
heard he got married and stopped chasing police cars 
Looks like WP vs Border and Boland vs Griffons on Wednesday…and maybe Pumas vs Nam, Limpopo vs Border CD and Bulls vs Cheetahs…thats the way it might go…or not!
@brandewijn van coke: How is your brother Francois doing these days?
After the Bondedag I thought the Griffons could surprise – and they proved me right. Just so sad it was against the Cheetahs.
@Muzi: Agree. Runan Venter one of the best wings in SA (school boys). Just he gets game time and the ball to show his talents.
I so wish you take up a coaching position. We will see much better rugby!
Congrats to WP. The better side won the match. Finish en klaar.
Goeiste, wat gaan aan in die hoofstad? Die uitslag spreek boekdele is dit nie?
WP het husiwerk gedoen, maar dis ook so dat die WP met die beste (wel meeste) skole spelers sit op o/18 vlak. Ons kan maar net sê sterkte!
@david the number 10 for border was courtney winnaar – heard a rumour (from a reasonably reliable source) that he will be joining the kings next year.
I think the Bulls missed a pack today
Well done to the WP boykies on a solid performance.
Standout players were Visser, Moerat & Zain Davids.
Bulls forward pack was abit disappointing to be honest
I think the Bulls missed their Academy fly half today. Great game by the WP.
Muzi…with your backline choice it would have meant that Affies would have had 10 representatives in the starting team. Affies some times do magic, i do not think that they can perform miracles on national levels playing against a province. Just for interesting sake but I believe that Affies did select de swart at 10, fouche at 12 and van der schyff at 13 against Paul Roos and found same not to be the best combination.
I know that Naas Botha has the saying that if you good enough age does not matter, but 5 players of the Bulls pack are still between 16 and 17 years of age and in Grade 11. At school level i think that a year difference does have an impact because some of the boys only become young man in Grade 12, and with it comes physical strenght, something that might have lacked today, but I will defnitely watch this space next year and are of the opinion that the Bulls 1, 2, 5, 6 and 7 will be monsters in the pack next year.
The Bulls pack was disappointing in the set phases. Visser and Moerat carried that WP pack on their shoulders and then some.
Poor Papier must be so tired of getting backfoot ball, happened the whole year at school level and now at CW. The Bulls wings did not receive 1 ball in open play, even though there were at least 2 occasions when a try was on on the outside.
I also thought the Border 6 and 8 was very good.
Hak Vrystaat, hak……
It was the first time I watched Adriaan Van Der Bank play….that boytjie is a magician…speed, vision he’s got it all…definitely an early contender for SA schools…even though I’m a massive Bulls supporter I hope he ends up at the Cheetahs or Lions…
Richman Gorrah….you were superb bro…stay humble and work hard..you have something good going for you.
Sjoe this much vaunted Bulls side is a bit overrated…it boggles my mind how a player like Runan Venter can’t even make the starting line up?!?!..the two wings, including Gans are invincible on defence, it should have been Ruan De Swardt @10…Eddie Fouche @12 and Van Der Schyff @13…how the hell can you beat WP without a reliable kicker?!?!
WP bullied that pack…those three loose forwards tried hard BUT sadly they are just too small in the contact points…I can’t believe it that there’s not a better number 5 lock in PTA than Henk Pretorius.
Damn….watching Chergin Fillies was like watching Werner Kruger…that Waterkloof fatty is 1.82m and 120kgs yet he can’t even bind or scrum…he’s pretty useless but watch this space Xander will sign him.
I don’t know why in the blue hell WP kicked the ball away…had they stuck to what they did in the first 20 minutes the score could have been by more than 30 points.
Western Province easily the team of the day. Really good intensity especially in that first half and execution at speed. I expected more from the Bulls but won’t at all be surprised if they come out of CW as the 2nd best team overall. The Bulls just seemed to go flat at a stage. Too many errors at and around that breakdown in the first half.
Akkurate skopwerk wen nog steeds wedstryde. Bulle se skopwerk pale toe was pateties om minste te sê en die kantlyn skoppe self nie te waffers nie. Is ‘n voorry wat 120kg weeg en net ‘n bydra lewer in die skrum werklik ‘n bate vir die span?
@Gungets Tuft: Remember everything is in short supply in Welkom and they make do with what they have.
I think the shorts were designed in one of the 22 roundabouts in Welkom!
Whoever designed the Griffins shorts needs to be flogged. Flicked the tv on to catch up over lunch, I thought the guys were wearing badly fitting Y-Fronts on the outside of their shorts or were wearing nappies.
Ek verstaan nie rugbyondersteuners nie. Maer jare staan jy alleen. Oesjare staan jy met ‘n dorp om jou. Vrystaat cw kry net kritiek. Ondersteun die kinders. Onthou hulle is nog net kinders, dis al. Enige negatiwiteit word moeiliker verwerk as kind vergelyk met grootmens wereld. Vrystaat cw span, staan op en stof af. Ons Sien uit na julle volgende wedstryd.
Boland se wen teen Limpopo le weer die klem op die manier wat die spanne gekombineer word. Die Valke is ‘n baie sterker span as Limpopo maar moet teen ‘n swakker span speel. Soos ek dit sien kan jy die spanne in 4 poelle opdeel om sodoende te verseker dat daar nie weghol oorwinning is nie. Die opdeling kan nie gebaseer word op die vorige jaar se vertonings nie maar eerder op die vertonings van die top skole in die eerste deel van die jaar.
Dit gaan moeilik wees om aangename verassings te voorspel soos die Griffons se wedstryd vandag en WP se swak prestasie laas jaar, maar dit behoort tog die gehalte van wedstyde te verbeter. Laas week se akademie wedstryd tussen Vrystaat en Leeus was vir my die hoogtepunt van die laaste dag. Die Bulle was verskriklik teleurstellend (al het almal geweet dat hulle nie ‘n kans staan nie).
Griffons accounting for a huge surprise by not just winning but scoring 41 points. It will be hard for anyone to outdo Richman Gorrah, the Griffons left wing as player of the day.
@David: Daar is absoluut geen twyfel dat wanneer GCB sukkel, dan sukkel VS ook. Maar jy is reg. Ek wens egter dat hulle eerder kon verklaar
Bosch Smosch, the 10 from Border is the type of 10 the Cheetahs should be signing. Great feel for the game. Dit is pynlik om na die Cheetah cw span te kyk.
@BoishaaiPa: Nou trek maar ‘n truitjie aan, net-nou vang jy die groot verkoue……
Well done Border! Keep it up boys
Bloody ice cold wind blowing from the mountains…enjoying the rugby from behind the posts!
Border played a very patchy game. There were times when their continuity was very good and other times when they were just switched off. David Brits did his SA Schools changes no harm and Heinrich Nieuwenhuizen also put up his hand. Dale lock Kwanda Dimaza has baseball player skills and was a menace at kickoff restarts.
Geez Boland really ran away with their game vs Limpopo. Limpopo much weaker than expected. The Boland support running and hands really good.
Adriaan vd Bank, Earll Douwrie and Jaco Abels all very impressive for Boland.
Kick off has happened – good luck to all involved – thinking about those guys who were selected but are missing out due to injury. Sterkte guys.